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Deep Venous Thrombosis Associated with Acute Brucellosis

A Case Report

Neora Pick, MD

Arie Oliven, MD

Majed Odeh, MD

P.O. Box 6477 Haifa 31063 Israel

Vascular complications, including arteries and veins associated with Brucella infection, have rarely been reported. To date, only three cases of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities associated with brucellosis have been previously reported. The authors describe another case of DVT of the right leg in association with acute Brucella infection. Since infection with Brucella may be asymptomatic, and the manifestations of acute brucellosis are exceedingly nonspecific, and in view of the potential for Brucella to cause unexplained or unusual illness involving almost any organ including blood vessels, the authors' case and those previously reported suggest that brucellosis should be included among the causes and infections taken into account in patients suffering from DVT, particularly in those coming from Brucella-endemic areas.

Angiology, Vol. 51, No. 3, 253-256 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/000331970005100310


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